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Monday, January 30, 2017

Middle School Monday: Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes

Garvey loves to read science fiction and play video games
after school with his best friend Joe.

His dad loves to unwind by playing a few rounds of catch or
running laps with Garvey’s sister, Angela.

No matter how much his mom wants Garvey and his dad to find
common ground, it just doesn’t seem to happen.

Instead he writes:

"Mom's got a talentfor origami, but she
can't fold
me into

the jock Dad wants me to be."

But, there’s just got to be SOMETHING that the two of them
have in common, even if Garvey can’t imagine what it is.

Garvey’s Choice is a book in verse that manages to tell a lot
of story in not a lot of words. As you fly through the poems, you will be
surprised how quickly you get to know and care about Garvey and his family.

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